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American Xbox 360 Games Fetch $4.27 In Japan

Leave it to CheapyD to find new, sealed and dirt-ass cheap 360 titles. A Japanese game shop is selling Kameo, PGR 3, FIFA: Road to the World Cup, Madden 06, King Kong, Tiger Woods 06, Need for Speed Underground and NBA Live 06 for the bargain basement price of 500 yen (US $4.27) a pop. Cheapy points out:

This is not evidence of the Xbox 360 failing in Japan! These are the North American versions of the games which won't work on a Japanese 360... That's got to be the cheapest price anywhere new or used. And I would know.

That's right. He would. These cheap-ass games are on sale at AsoBitCity in Akihabara in the import games section. Brian Ashcraft

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10:24 AM on Thu Aug 31 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
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Scrapple at 09:36 AM on 08/31/06
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Can you say "Pirated Copies"
ReiBeatAll at 09:42 AM on 08/31/06
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Feel like getting some for the nice reader, Ashcraft?
How much IS shipping from Japan, anyway?
Adam In Texas at 09:45 AM on 08/31/06
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Do they have pirated copies of Xbox360 games anywhere? I don't think they do. I mean, is it possible?

So who do we talk to about working out a deal on buying a few of those and shipping them my direction? Ashcraft...? :)
Kamalot at 09:50 AM on 08/31/06
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Agreed. Why not set up a little import-re-import shop for us?
weatherman at 09:52 AM on 08/31/06
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Fletch?
SuperPope at 09:54 AM on 08/31/06
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$4.27 for Kameo!?! That's highway robbery.
nemyhlovecraft at 09:58 AM on 08/31/06
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Yeah, I'm confused as what word 'Fletch' is supposed to be. Is it 'Fetch'? 'Filch'? 'Fletch Lives'?
nemyhlovecraft at 10:00 AM on 08/31/06
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Unless there are arrows in this story I'm unaware of.
TheSL at 10:06 AM on 08/31/06
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Shipping from Japan generally costs about $12 USD when using EMS(for about 1-3 games).
Rayzak at 10:11 AM on 08/31/06
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Umm...why in the hell would Japanese Otaku want to play an NBA game? Color me stupid, but it makes about as much sense as a Japanese baseball game featuring the Osaka Tigers being released in America. The "Why should I care" factor would be very high.
Paperkraft at 10:27 AM on 08/31/06
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That's pretty much true, I buy alot of games (NA version of course) and books from Yahoo Auctions Japan via Mailorderjapan.com and their really cheap. I bought my Oblivion 360 collectors ed. for $10 along with Kameo for $6 and PDZero for another $10, thats $26 plus $20 EMS shipping and other charges for a total of $46. Not bad for three games, you cant get it that cheap at your local gamestop :)
All you need is google translate and a paypal account and your ready to go.
MattG at 10:32 AM on 08/31/06
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This has all the elements of a "Kramer and Newman go cross-country to recycle bottles" scheme. Someone will surely break down the costs of traveling to this vending machine and work out a way to make the trip cost effective in the end.
scazza at 11:03 AM on 08/31/06
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How about setting up shop for "Kotaku Imports" 10 bucks a game + shipping should be fair.
Avery at 04:48 PM on 08/31/06
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I'd play a game about the Hanshin Tigers.
Deekman at 06:36 PM on 08/31/06
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I thaught that some Xbox 360 titles were region free. So perhaps these are real copies and CAN be played.
Chinpokomon at 09:16 PM on 08/31/06
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Meanwhile, Dead Rising (US Version), which *is* region free, costs 8,400 JPY in Akihabara.

However, there are some cheap finds for Japanese 360 games. I got DOA4 for 2000 Yen, eM for 3000 yen, and Riiiiiiiidge Racerrrrr for free (with purchase of the system).